As has been the case with many celebrities, Renner's sexuality has been a source of public interest. Back in 2012, the "Avengers" star gave a candid cover-story interview to The Hollywood Reporter and quashed speculation about his sexual orientation.

“I want my personal life to be personal," he said at the time. "How about I go peek in your window, take what underwear you wore last night, whose husband you were f**king, and shove that in the megaphone throughout your neighborhood? How does that feel?”

[A]s a general rule I don’t respond to questions about my personal life. I’m not going to try to prove what I am or am not. It’s silly, right? When you [G]oogle yourself and the first thing that comes up is “Jeremy Renner gay,” it’s like, “Oh, now you’ve arrived. You’re now a giant movie star.” So I just had a big laugh about it. I don’t care, ultimately, if that’s what people want to think, read and care about. F**king say whatever the hell you want about me. Look at where we’re at socially -- leaps and bounds ahead of where we started. That’s an amazing thing. To suggest that it’s negative, that being gay is a terrible thing, a perversion or whatever -- I just don’t get it. Don’t you wish we were in a world where we’re not shaming, judging and boxing people in?

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Kevin Spacey

The "House of Cards" star has refused to respond to the gay rumors that have followed him for much of his career.
In 2010 he told The Daily Beast, "People have different reasons for the way they live their lives. You cannot put everyone's reasons in the same box. It's just a line I've never crossed and never will." He then added, "Look, at the end of the day people have to respect people's differences. I am different than some people would like me to be."
In 2014, Spacey told The Hollywood Reporter, "Let's let people live their lives and do it the way they want to do it... All the chips will fall in the end, and we'll all be judged by a much higher power than Entertainment Weekly can."